Livingston v. Schreckengost

I. Plaintiff’s decedent died from injuries sustained in an accident which occurred while she was riding in an automobile owned and driven by defendant’s decedent, who was also killed. For convenience, Mrs. Livingston, the passenger, will be referred to as plaintiff and Miss Schreckengost, the driver, will be referred to as defendant. The details of the accident are not pertinent to the disposition of the case as the only evi-dentiary question presented on appeal is the application of the Iowa guest statute, section 321.494, Code of Iowa, which reads:

“The owner or operator of a motor vehicle…